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Vena cava filter disruption and central migration due to accidental guidewire manipulation: A case report

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

Abstract

Vena cava filters are now widely used as a safe and effective means of reducing the risk of pulmonary embolus in patients hospitalized with acute stroke or trauma. We report a case of traumatic disruption of a vena cava filter resulting from guidewire manipulation with migration of the main structure to the heart after successful initial placement of the filter.

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  1. From the Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.

    Kenneth Granke MD, F. Matthew Abraham MD & Donald E. McDowell MD

  2. Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.

    Kenneth Granke MD, F. Matthew Abraham MD & Donald E. McDowell MD

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Granke, K., Abraham, F.M. & McDowell, D.E. Vena cava filter disruption and central migration due to accidental guidewire manipulation: A case report. Annals of Vascular Surgery 10, 49–53 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002341

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